Character
前
- 1. front; the direction one faces (opposite of 后)
- 2. to move forward; to advance
- 3. earlier in order; preceding (opposite of 后)
- 4. past; earlier in time (opposite of 后)
- 5. former; previous (referring to a renamed or changed institution or person)
- 6. pre-; before something came into existence
- 7. future; forthcoming (used when looking ahead)
- 8. front line; the front (military)
- 9. a surname
Words using 前 as qián (41)
Structure & writing
前
— front; the direction one faces (opposite of 后)
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一
— the smallest positive integer; one (①used before a measure word ②used before a noun ③indicates a single action or a brief/tentative action)
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下
lower position (opposite of 上): ① positioned below (opposite of 上); ② later in order or time; ③ within a certain range, condition, or circumstance
两
two (used before measure words and 半, 千, 万, 亿)
事
matter; affair; everything that happens in nature and society
候
to wait; to await
元
the Yuan dynasty (1271–1368), founded by Kublai Khan
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兴
to be popular; to be in vogue
再
twice; a second time
前
front; the direction one faces (opposite of 后)
天
sky
子
child (son or daughter in ancient usage); now specifically son
师
teacher; instructor (one who imparts knowledge or skills)
本
root or stem of a plant
正
straight; upright (opposite of crooked or tilted)
百
hundred (the number 100)
贵
expensive; of high value (opposite of 贱)
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月 is a component in 17 characters
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刂 is a component in 38 characters
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刊
to delete and revise
刹
to brake; to stop (a vehicle, machine, etc.)
剑
sword (ancient weapon with a long blade sharpened on both edges and a short hilt; in modern fencing, a slender steel blade with no edge and a small ball at the tip)
割
to cut with a knife; to separate
竖
upright, vertical, perpendicular to the ground (opposite of '横')
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剔
to strip or scrape meat from bone
剖
to cut open; to split open
剥
same meaning as 剥 (bāo), used in compound words or idioms, e.g. 剥夺, 生吞活剥
荆
chaste tree (a deciduous shrub with long-stalked palmate leaves, blue-purple flowers, and tough branches used for weaving baskets; branches formerly used as a flogging instrument)
辨
to distinguish; to differentiate
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